Coffee Glazed Pork Ribs

Sweet and savory flavors of coffee, brown sugar and mustard complement one another perfectly in these tender, fall-off-the-bone ribs.

Jessi Heggan
Makes: 8 servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Recipe Created By: Jessi Heggan
Featured In: North Carolina Field & Family

Ingredients

  • 2 racks baby back pork ribs (approximately 2-2 ½ pounds each)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons granulated garlic
  • 3 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • ½ cup barbecue sauce

Coffee Glaze

  • 1 cup strong coffee
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons mustard
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 275 degrees.
  2. Combine the salt, granulated garlic, chili powder and black pepper in a bowl and set aside.
  3. Add all of the coffee glaze ingredients to a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Let simmer for 20 to 25 minutes or until mixture has thickened and reduced by about half. Remove from heat.
  4. Remove the membrane from the back of the rack of ribs. Liberally season with the rub and brush a generous amount of coffee glaze on top. Store the remaining coffee glaze in the refrigerator for later use.
  5. Wrap the ribs in foil and place on a baking sheet. Cook for 2 ½ hours or until ribs are fork-tender.
  6. Remove from the oven and unwrap the foil so the top of the ribs is showing and liberally brush the barbecue sauce on top.
  7. Turn on the broiler and cook the ribs for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the ribs and brush on the remaining coffee glaze and broil for another 3 to 4 minutes or until mixture begins to caramelize.
  8. Let ribs cool for about 10 minutes and then serve.

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